Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • The Short List: Four Releases I...
In the market for some new sounds? Here are four of your best bets this week (in alphabetical order):
…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
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Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • The Long List: 120 Releases On...
There are more than 120 albums, EPs and singles being released next week. Mark your calendars and pre-order your favourites — but don’t blame me if things change at...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 13-19 • On TV
Stormzy storms The Tonight Show, Coldplay heat up Ellen, Mitski and Rainbow Kitten Surprise go to the Limits and more. Set your PVRs for these musical moments:
Monday
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Wasted Shirt Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Another day, another laundry list of new album announcements that's only slightly shorter than your average grocery store receipt. The biggest name (relatively speaking) would have to be the...
Death Tops Today’s New Album Announcements
Death often seems to come in threes. But this is the first time I've spotted the Grim Reaper trending in the album release feed. Even worse: He's leading a...
Guided By Voices’ Surrender Your Poppy Field Tops Today’s Album Announcements
The music industry is well and truly back at work, judging by the tsunami of emails and album announcements I've been dealing with today. But of course, nobody works...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 6-12 • The Long List: 50 Releases On...
Let's be honest: Nobody wants to work very hard right after the New Year. That includes me — and the rest of the music industry, judging by the definite...
Next Week in Music | Jan. 6-12 • On TV
Had enough of holiday music? Good news: Most of the talk shows finally return from holiday hiatus this week — and they're bringing the pop idols, rock gods, urban...
Surprise! The Hold Steady Just Released Two New Live Albums
Don't say The Hold Steady never did anything for you. Just in time for the holidays, singer-guitarist Craig Finn and the indie-rock vets have released two new live albums,...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 16-22
It's an early Christmas present for yours truly: A mercifully slow week in the music world. There are only a couple of dozen new albums arriving — only one...
Supersuckers’ Play That Rock n’ Roll Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Here's a bit of good luck — or at least good news — for your Friday the 13th: Eddie Spaghetti and his Supersuckers are putting out a new album. Play That...
Boomtown Rats’ Citizens of Boomtown Tops Today’s Album Announcements
You don't like Mondays? Trust me, they don't compare to the Wednesday I've had. But at least it seems kind of fitting that The Boomtown Rats chose today to...
Canada’s Youngest Reggae Juno Nominee Chelsea Stewart Releases Self-Titled LP
Canadian reggae-jazz dynamo Chelsea Stewart is back with a new self-titled album and premiere single Forever Your Girl — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
A reflection of Stewart’s rich Jamaican-Canadian roots,...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • The Short List: Four Releases You...
We're getting down to the short strokes now: There are only a handful of big-name releases out this week, and one — Pink Floyd’s The Later Years — was...
Next Week in Music | Dec. 9-15 • The Long List: 80 Releases On...
Finally, things in the music biz are slowing down for the holidays. There are only 80-some albums, EPs and singles being released next week — as opposed to the...